Munich (DE), 4th Mar 2016. BMW Motorsport will be racing during the
44th using of a Nürburgring 24 Hours (DE), that takes place on
a Nordschleife on 28th and 29th May, with a motorist choice that is
both clever and experienced. Eleven BMW works drivers will share the
cockpits of a 4 BMW M6 GT3s, that will be run by a Schubert
Motorsport and ROWE Racing teams, with support from BMW Motorsport.
The BMW M6 GT3 takes on a plea of a “Green Hell” for the
initial time this year. Schubert Motorsport will be among a contenders
during a conduct of a margin for a fifth time with BMW support.
Meanwhile, a ROWE Racing group will make a entrance as partial of a BMW
family. However, a outfit does exaggerate a resources of knowledge during the
Nürburgring. Both teams have what it takes to supplement to BMW’s impressive
story on a Nordschleife. BMW is by distant a many successful
manufacturer in a Eifel Mountains, with 19 victories – 8 of
that were one-twos.

“Our story during this classical creates a 24-hour competition during the
Nürburgring really critical to us,” pronounced BMW Motorsport Director Jens
Marquardt. “Our fortuitous for a 44th using of a competition backs this
up. We have a lot of drivers, whose knowledge creates them perfectly
matched to putting a BMW M6 GT3 by a ultimate continuation test
on a many perfectionist racetrack in a world. Furthermore, the
inclusion of some intensely gifted immature drivers gives a driver
line-ups a ideal mix. We are really assured that we can leave our
symbol on a Nordschleife in a centenary year of a BMW Group and
a BMW brand. And not usually with a works-assisted teams, though with
a whole considerable fortuitous of secretly run BMW cars, that will
yield BMW fans during a circuit with copiousness of action. There is
already good expectation forward of a 44th using of this classic
competition in a Eifel Mountains.”

For Schubert Motorsport, John Edwards (US), Lucas Luhr (DE) and Jens
Klingmann (DE), who competition in a IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar
Championship (IWSC), will be assimilated by DTM motorist Martin Tomczyk (DE).
Sharing a pushing duties in a group from Oschersleben’s (DE) second
automobile will be BMW Motorsport Junior Jesse Krohn (FI), DTM drivers
Augusto Farfus (BR) and Marco Wittmann (DE), and Jörg Müller (DE), who
this deteriorate competes in a Japanese Super GT Championship for BMW
Sports Trophy Team Studie. Hoping to plea for a tip outcome in the
ROWE Racing team’s BMW M6 GT3 are BMW works motorist Alexander Sims
(GB), BMW visitor Philipp Eng (AT), DTM expostulate Maxime Martin (BE) and
IWSC motorist Dirk Werner (DE). The team’s second automobile will be driven by
Richard Westbrook (GB), a second visitor to a patrol of BMW
drivers Klaus Graf (DE), and Nick Catsburg (NL) and Markus Palttala
(FI), who won a 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (BE) together with
Luhr during a circle of a BMW Z4 GT3 in 2015. Walkenhorst Motorsport also
competes in a Eifel Mountains with dual BMW M6 GT3s and a strong
motorist line-up. This includes BMW DTM motorist Tom Blomqvist (GB), who
will benefit his initial knowledge in a GT car. Victor Bouveng (SE), who
tender as a BMW Motorsport Junior in 2015, also takes to a track
in a BMW M6 GT3 for Walkenhorst Motorsport. The team’s third motorist is
Christian Krognes (NO).

Last season, BMW finished second and fourth during a 24-hour competition at
a Nürburgring. To ready for a continuation classic, both Schubert
Motorsport and ROWE Racing will competition during a opening turn of a VLN
Endurance Championship on a Nordschleife, before returning to the
Nürburgring on 17th Apr for a gift competition for a Eifel marathon.